Developer: It's not about money

Madison Marquette wants to work with Asbury Park

5:25 PM,
Aug. 2, 2013

Written by

Gary Mottola

I'd like to take this opportunity to respond to the Asbury Park Press editorial of Aug. 1, "Developer, city both must bend."

All of us at Madison Marquette share a deep passion for Asbury Park and for New Jersey, which, for most of us, has been our lifelong home. When we first arrived in Asbury in 2007, the waterfront was, and for many years had been, essentially vacant and (to express it kindly) unkempt.

Since then, we have restored the spectacular Paramount Theatre, invested heavily in upgrading the Convention Hall, renovated the pavilions, and brought dozens of vibrant businesses to the ...